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What factors influence access to and the level of participation in high value mango markets by smallholder farmers in Ghana?

open access: yesHeliyon, 2021
Market participation is critical to smallholder agricultural production because it stimulates increased productivity and enhances poverty alleviation. Accessibility to high value markets and participation by small-scale mango farmers in these markets in ...
Rexford Akrong   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Relationship Between Food Deserts, Farmers’ Markets and Food Assistance in Georgia Census Tracts

open access: yesJournal of the Georgia Public Health Association, 2016
Background: Due to inadequate resources and limited access to healthy foods, residents of food deserts struggle to maintain a well-balanced, nutritious diet. These factors increase the risk of developing obesity and diet-related chronic diseases.
Andrea Brace   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Perceptions of the double value coupon program in southern Illinois

open access: yesFrontiers in Public Health, 2023
IntroductionPurchasing produce at farmers markets represents one method by which individuals can purchase and have access to healthful and seasonal fruits.
Dominique M. Rose   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Promoting Farmers' Markets: Preferences of Farmers' Market Leaders

open access: yesJournal of Extension, 2019
Extension professionals across disciplines are involved with farmers' markets, and reports have indicated an increase in the number of farmers' markets across the country. We explored perspectives of farmers' market leaders regarding topics and data of interest and capacity and willingness to collect data related to market promotion. The purpose of our
Witzling, Laura   +3 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Diversity Patterns of Domestic Herbivore Viruses in China Reveal Transmission Dynamics with Disease Management Implications

open access: yesAdvanced Science, EarlyView.
This study performs pan‐viromic profiling of 14,529 samples from 5,710 domestic herbivores across five Chinese provinces, establishing the DhCN‐Virome (1,085,360 viral metagenomes). It reveals species/sample‐specific viromic signatures and cross‐species transmission dynamics, aiding unified disease control.
Yue Sun   +19 more
wiley   +1 more source

Farmers' markets offer new business opportunities for farmers

open access: yesCalifornia Agriculture, 1999
This survey of farmers' market managers shows that farmers' markets offer growers opportunities to expand their businesses by developing new market venues, including community-supported agriculture, institutional food buyers and government food programs;
G Feenstra, C Lewis
doaj   +2 more sources

The Privilege of Healthy Eating: A Qualitative Study Exploring the Local Food Choices of Low-Income Families from Appalachia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Using qualitative semi-structured interviews, 15 low-income women of different ages were asked to discuss their perceptions of healthy eating, local farmers’ markets, as well as their visitation of farmers’ markets.
Sharaievska, Iryna, Dr.   +2 more
core   +2 more sources

Recent Advances in Laser‐Induced Graphene‐Based Gas Sensors: From Sensing Mechanisms to Biomedical Applications

open access: yesAdvanced Science, EarlyView.
Laser‐induced graphene (LIG) provides a scalable, laser‐direct‐written route to porous graphene architecture with tunable chemistry and defect density. Through heterojunction engineering, catalytic functionalization, and intrinsic self‐heating, LIG achieves highly sensitive and selective detection of NOX, NH3, H2, and humidity, supporting next ...
Md Abu Sayeed Biswas   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

The determinants of smallholder farmers inclusion / Exclusion in modern agro-food supply chains : A case of the tomato sub-sector in Limpopo and Mpumalanga Provinces in South Africa [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
This paper discusses the effects of markets restructuring on small-scale farmers in South Africa by analysing the determinants of small-scale farmers¿ market choices in the tomato sector in two Provinces.
Biénabe, Estelle   +2 more
core  

Mapping the “Supply–Demand–Flow” of Ecosystem Services for Ecosystem Management in China

open access: yesAdvanced Science, EarlyView.
This study develops a “supply–demand–flow” framework clarifies how ecosystem services move between regions by distinguishing potential and actual supply and demand. Using integrated biophysical–socioeconomic modeling, nine services in China were mapped.
Yikun Zhang   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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